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Chapter Three

Thalia

Now I know how Percy felt when I scared him. When the man appeared on the screen I gasped and placed a hand on my heart. That was scary.

"Hello, I'm Chiron."

"Is…is this your house?" Percy asked hesitantly.

Chiron chuckled, "Calm down my boy and introduce yourselves."

"No," Thalia said firmly. "Not until you tell us what you want." Although the man looked friendly, she didn't want to take any chances. The man only appeared waist up. He appeared to be sitting on a chair. He had warm brown eyes and smile wrinkles. A neatly groomed brown beard sat on his chin.

"I don't want anything."

"Could you explain what's going on? With the house and everything?" Jason asked. Jason had always been the more reasonable of the two. While Thalia always had a tougher demeanor Jason was…nicer. And more understanding. I mean, I guess if Thalia tried she could be nice.

Chiron sighed, "Alright. I'll explain what I can for now."

Out of the corner of her eye she could see Percy frowning, "Wait? Percy, what's wrong."

"My mom," he sighed. "Now I'm afraid to go back, my mom's going to be disappointed. I've been gone for," he glanced at his watch and scrunched up his eyebrows, "Um…a very long time."

"Percy you're like eleven and you can't read a watch?" Thalia accused.

Percy shrugged, "I'm twelve. Anyways, I have to go."

Chiron raised his brown eyebrows amused, "You haven't realized it yet, have you?"

"Wait, what?" Hazel spoke for the first time.

"Time doesn't pass. Once everyone was inside time stopped."

"Bull," Thalia accused.

"Excuse me?" Chiron asked.

"It's impossible."

"Isn't this all?"

Thalia bit her lip, "Okay. Let's say this isn't a dream or illusion. Why are we here?"

"House chose you," Chiron said.

"You say house like it's a person," Nico observed.

"Well," Chiron paused, "Not to say House has a brain but, it has a mind. It only appears to certain people. And it chose you six to join us."

"Join whom, exactly?" Percy asked.

"Omáda."

"Oma-what?"

"It's our group. It literally translates to 'team'."

"What if we refuse?" Thalia pointed out boldly.

Chiron thought about it, "I don't mean to be rash but if you refuse America will be no more. Now will you introduce yourselves?"

Thalia glared at the screen.

"Well, I'm Jason Grace…um I just turned twelve in July," Jason said awkwardly.

Percy spoke next, "I'm Percy Jackson and my birthday is August 18th so I'm almost thirteen."

"I'm Bianca di Angelo and I'll be thirteen August 29th."

"And I'm Nico di Angelo, I'm eleven. My birthday is no time soon," Nico shrugged.

"I'm Hazel," she looked down, "and I'm ten."

They all looked at Thalia expectantly, "I'm fourteen and my birthday is in December."

"So," he looked down and Thalia assumed he was writing this down. "Thalia, could you stand, please?"

Thalia hesitantly stood up in front of the TV.

"Okay, hands and legs out just turn around slowly," Chiron instructed.

"Why am I doing this?" Thalia asked as she turned.

Chiron hummed, "Just a quick scan." After two 360 degree turns Thalia was told she was done.

"Cool," Nico said as Thalia's 3D image came up on the screen. Beside it was her information.

"Hey!" Thalia said as she watched the screen. "What was that? About my dad?"

The screen flashed again in its signature neon green letters.

Thalia Grace

Age: 14

Father: Zeus Olympian

Thalia exchanged a look with her brother. They've never heard their father's name before, "Zeus Olympian?" Percy read.

"Percy, you're next," Chiron said.

Percy hopped off the couch and spread out his arms and legs. When he finished his information popped up next.

Perseus Jackson

Age: 12

Father: Poseidon Olympian

Thalia snorted, "Perseus."

"Shut up," Percy grumbled as he sat down. "Poseidon Olympian. Interesting."

Next up was Bianca.

Bianca di Angelo

Age: 12

Father: Hades Olympian

Jason Grace

Age: 12

Father: Zeus Olympian

Nico di Angelo

Age: 11

Father: Hades Olympian

Hazel Levesque

Age: 10

Father: Hades Olympian

"Great, well, it's almost one, I'll let you get settled in," Chiron said checking his watch. "Girls to your left boys to your right. Have a good evening. We'll start your training in a few days."

Chiron disappeared. Then, words began flashing on the screen again.

All six children scanned.

Step Two: Accomplished

"I feel like were on a weird version of Big Brother without the eviction part," Thalia commented as they all went into the kitchen. "Like, I almost called him Julie for a second there."

Bianca sighed, "This is just weird. Do you think our dads are connected or something?"

"Probably, they all have the same last name. I guess we're all related." Jason shrugged. "So, when's dinner?"

Nobody spoke.

"Whenever. And whatever's in the fridge, I guess," Percy shrugged. He got up and poked his head in the fridge. "I feel like I'm in kitchen heaven."

Thalia rolled her eyes, "Only you, Percy."

"Don't judge."

The six kids sat round the dining table eating dinner. The only sound was the sipping of juice and chewing. They had finally all agreed on burgers for dinner which Percy and Jason had volunteered to 'grill' in the oven.

"You guys act like you can't talk," Nico commented after near ten minutes of silence.

Everyone momentarily stopped eating. "So…what do you guys think of Chiron?" Percy asked finally.

"He seems nice," Hazel answered.

"I don't know," Thalia replied. "Kind of sketchy."

"You didn't seem to like him much," Bianca added.

Thalia shrugged, "I'm not going to give my trust to some old man I just met."

"Yeah," Percy added. "Who knows if this all just some cruel joke."

"Exactly."

"But what reason does he have to pull some stunt like this?" Jason reasoned. "Besides, you saw the dozens of people walking through the house. That is not a joke."

Hazel nodded, "At first I thought it was just some stunt. But then my mom walked through it and I saw you guys go inside—I just wanted to see what was going on."

Bianca nodded and everyone went back to silently eating dinner, "I can trust you guys, right?"

"Of course," Percy said taking another bite of his burger. "So, we're all related. What if our dads are like cousins or something? We're all going to California, right?"

Everyone nodded and relaxed back into silence.

"So, does that mean Hazel is our sister?" Nico asked.

"We have the same dad," Hazel shrugged.

Bianca grinned, "Cool, I have a sister."

After a while the silence was broken again.

Bianca stared at her half-eaten burger. "What happens if we die?"

"What do you mean?" Jason asked.

"I mean, we're fighting something to save the USA but what if we die trying?"

Percy frowned, "You make a good point. If we die, what happens? Do our parents just wonder where we are?"

"If we all die, what if time doesn't start again? What if time stays stopped?" Nico added.

"Or what if everything keeps going, as if we we're never born?" Hazel asked.

Everyone stopped eating thinking this over. What did happen if they died? "I don't know," Thalia sighed. "Maybe we can ask Chiron tomorrow."

Everyone nodded and they spent the rest of their dinner in silence.

Okay question of the chapter. Who is right about dying? Percy, Hazel or Nico?

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